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Of course, the genesis of a good portion of the gridlock in Congress does not reside in Congress itself. Ultimate reform will require each of us, as voters and Americans, to take a long look in the mirror, because in many ways, our representatives in Washington reflect the people who have sent them there.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: American Because Congress Course Does Each Genesis Good Itself Long Look Many Mirror Our People Portion Reflect Reform Representatives Require Reside Sent Take Them Ultimate Us Voters Washington Ways Who Will

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I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Citizens Congress For The People Helping Indiana Lives Love Make Most Our People Working I Love

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I've had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should. There is much too much partisanship and not enough progress.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Congress Conviction Enough Growing Had Much Operating Partisanship Progress Should Too Too Much

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Many good people serve in Congress. They are patriotic, hard-working, and devoted to the public good as they see it, but the institutional and cultural impediments to change frustrate the intentions of these well-meaning people as rarely before.

~Evan Bayh

Topics: Before Change Congress Cultural Devoted Frustrate Good Good People Hard-Working Impediment Institutional Intentions Many Patriotic People Public Public Good Rarely See Serve Well-Meaning

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American boys should not be seen dying on the nightly news. Wars should be over in three days or less, or before Congress invokes the War Powers Resolution.

~Evan Thomas

Topics: American Before Boy Congress Days Dying Less News Nightly Over Powers Resolution Seen Should Three War Wars

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I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Bills Commit Congress Country Fiscal Installment Plan Respect Said Suicide Want

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One of my big beliefs about Washington is that we highly overstate the power of individuals and highly underrate seeing Washington as a system, in general, but, in particular, we highly underrate the power of Congress.

~Ezra Klein

Topics: About Beliefs Big Congress General Highly Individuals Overstate Particular Power Seeing System Washington

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Can any of you seriously say the Bill of Rights could get through Congress today? It wouldn't even get out of committee.

~F. Lee Bailey

Topics: Any Bill Bill Of Rights Committee Congress Could Even Get Out Rights Say Seriously Through Today You

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It was a terrible day for baseball, it was a worse day for Congress.

~Fay Vincent

Topics: Baseball Congress Day Terrible Worse

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Congress is attempting to eviscerate women's health care. Like many women across America, I am outraged.

~Felicity Huffman

Topics: Across Am America Attempting Care Congress Health Health Care Like Many Outraged Women I Am

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